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Guild Wars 2 Item Upgrade The statistics of an item are improved by upgrading it, also known as “upping”. Each upgrade increment increases the stat linearly. Players can recycle up to six items at a time to gain an indicator of the level of the item's upgraded components. The cost of recycling a piece of equipment increases according to their rarity and level. Upgrade components In Guild Wars 2, an item upgrade is a way to increase the stats on your weapon and armor. This can be accomplished by various methods, including using upgrade components and increasing an item's mark level or rarity. Many items can also be reforged to increase their value. Upgradable items can be found all over the game, both around the world and as rewards for missions. Players can also make them. The most common method of upgrading gear is through the use of upgrade components which are items that can be inserted into equipment. Most equipment has upgrade slots, and most require a certain upgrade level. Some upgrade components offer specific bonuses, while others give an overall bonus. There are a variety of upgrade elements in the game, such as universal upgrades, inscriptions and jewels. Universal upgrades, such as gemstones and enchantments, can be used in any type of equipment and offer less bonuses than those that are equipment type specific. Glyphs are only available in gathering tools. They offer a range of bonuses, from increasing the speed at which an item gathers to providing extra crafting material. To upgrade an item, click it in your inventory, then open the Upgrade window. The preview will appear on the right side of the screen. It will show the expected stats following the upgrade. If you do not have enough of either, the Upgrade button will show as Blocked. The upper-right corner displays the amount of upgrade components required to create the specific item. The price of an upgrade increases depending on the rarity and level of the item increase. However, you can reduce this cost by purchasing upgrades from a vendor or trading them with other players. Most weapons can be upgraded using the use of a prefix upgrade for example, an insignia or rune, and a lot of them can be upgraded using suffix upgrades. These upgrades alter the name of the item to add an adjective, like 'Radiant' or 'Minor Vigor. The only exceptions are the noninscribable wands, shields and foci from the Prophecies and Factions campaigns, which are not upgradeable with any mods at all. Glyphs Glyphs can be a powerful tool to communicate visual information. They move to draw the attention of the viewer and entice curiosity. The animation of glyphs resembles the body language, making them more effective in communicating a linguistic barrier-crossing message. Glyphs can also trigger a feeling of familiarity in the brain, thereby increasing retention of the message. Each glyph can increase the value of a stat by certain amount. This is displayed on the item, when you open it in the Glyph Storage. This range is the maximum value that the glyph can improve a stat by and not the amount it actually increases it by. The actual value of the glyph is determined by the tier and quality of the item you're creating it for. The majority of upgrade components installed into items cannot be removed or replaced without dismantling them except for legendary upgrades and equipment. If item upgrading have a glyph or rune you do not want to use, but it hasn't been applied to gear yet, you can move the item to another piece by selecting the Upgrade Glyphs menu on the Glyphs Panel. This will create an Glyph Set that includes the selected glyph. You can take out any glyph with the help of the Black Lion Salvage Kit, or an Ascended Salvage tool. The item will be destroyed that it was installed in but you will be able to salvage the upgraded item by using the glyph and its shards, so this should not be considered as a loss. When you remove an item after adding a glyph the shards that are part of the glyph will disappear. You can also add an inscription to your equipment to give it an extra benefit. Deferred Damage, for example can store damage, and be distributed slowly to the wearer rather than all at one time. This is useful for players who suffer lots of damage from enemies but do not want to be overwhelmed. Reroll tokens Reroll tokens let players change the affixes of their weapons and equipment and can be found in various ways like mistery boxes, as rare drops from skulled creatures, or from killing bosses. Each reroll token gives the player a new random affix that is usually better than the original one. Reroll tokens can also be a good way to reroll weapon stats that can be upgraded to provide better damage or other perks. Rerolled items don't appear on the menu for item upgrades , but they can be upgraded. When you press the “upgrade button” you can recycle these recycled items. This will alter the design of the item's window, and allow up to six items to be selected to recycle. Recycling an item can add a small amount of points to its gauge of level. The amount is determined by the item's rarity and its own level, so items with higher levels are more useful to recycle than lower-level ones. Players can also make use of Reroll Tokens and Star Remnants to roll rerolling Weapon Traits for upgraded units. Rerolls roll a percentage chance for a weapon's trait. If it is higher, then the weapon is upgraded. If it is lower the weapon is left as it was. Weapons can be repeated up to three times. Rerolling is a fantastic option to upgrade an item. However, players should be aware of the fact that the total ilvl will be reduced by the number that it took to reroll it to the final level. This effect is most evident on Diadems and Rings, as they have no other options to increase the ilvl. The Reroll system has been criticized by players for being expensive and it's more equitable to let players pay for it in the form of money or food items which would allow players to alter their build without wasting time and effort. However, paid rerolls are not something the developers want to implement at this point in the game's development. They're planning to include a potion that will allow players to change their race in the future. Leveling There are a variety of ways to level up an upgrade for an item. The first method of leveling up an upgrade for an item is to increase the upgrade amount. This boosts the value of an upgrade for any stat. The second option is to increase the effect of an upgrade, which boosts the healing or damage for an individual stat. Additionally you have the option to upgrade the base item to an upgrade type. The upgraded item will maintain its iLevel, but be upgraded to reflect the effects of the upgraded item. When you upgrade items it is essential to remember that upgrades are random. In the majority of cases, a better roll will result from glyphs, but there are also chances for more or unique rolls. Additionally, the iLevel of the upgrade will be determined by the type of item which means that when you upgrade a unique or rare item to a unique type you could achieve an increased iLevel. Upgrades can be expensive particularly if you are upgrading gear from the standard track to the legendary. The cost of upgrading an item will depend on the base iLevel as well as the number of upgrade levels. Certain upgrade tracks require crests to be completed in order to move on to the next level. If you're lucky the upgraded item could reach the maximum level on its upgrade track, and thus unlock an additional benefit. This will provide the item with a significant upgrade value. The bonus effect can change with each upgrade level, though. In general, the upgrade effect is increased a value of +3. The iLevel can also change depending on the item's upgrade path and base level. For example an item that has been upgraded from a unique or rare to an extraordinary item will be able to get the Enhanced Defense of the base type of item.